See Reality by Bev Hilton

10:59

Hello again. I hope you are all well. I
am sharing a make today using the fabulous Acrylic Upright Light Bulb, which I
have to say is not the best thing in the world when it comes to photographing
because not only is it a problem with reflection but I have also used Mirror
Mist. This really does look much better in real life. Looking at it from
different angles shows shadows reflected by the mirror effect at the back of
the acrylic.

Here's what I did...

I began by carefully dropping small
amounts of the Indigo, Sail Boat Blue and Meadow alcohol inks around the edge
of the acrylic which is to be the back of the finished piece. I also dropped
the Sunshine Yellow in the center. Once happy I gave it a quick blast with a heat
tool to speed up drying. I took the Mirror Mist and sprayed over the top of the
alcohol inks, making sure I covered the whole area and blasted with a heat tool
until dry. Then using the black Starlights, I sponged over the top of the Mirror
Mist. Once dry, sprayed over with the Varnish Mist to seal. This takes a while to
thoroughly dry so I left it over night to do this.

Using the Stamping Platform, stamp the
eyes on the front of the acrylic. Do the same with the light bulbs and the
wording. As I wanted to split the wording I placed a mask over the wording I
didn't want before inking. Colour the eyes with the Posca pens and also very
carefully write over the wording with a white Posca pen. This gives a really
good effect as not only does it make the wording pop, it also gives a great
reflection as it's the black underneath that you see reflected in the mirror at
the back when looking at the acrylic from and angle. Sadly I couldn't get all
this in the photo. Colour in the light bulbs using the yellow Souffle pen.Take
the Dinky stencil and Sparkle Medium and create a few flowers around the edge
of the acrylic and set aside to dry.

I felt I wanted the base to be
different as it may have looked too much if it had been the same as the light
bulb, so I used the black and silver Starlights and sponged them on what is to
be the bottom of the acrylic base. As this is the base and will need
protecting, I glued a piece of black card over the paint and trimmed with a
craft knife. Using the Stamping Platform, stamp the wording on the front of the
base and again, carefully go over the wording with the white Posca pen.

Finally take a few gems and glue then
to the middle of the flowers.

I hope you like it. Enjoy the rest of
your week and hope to see you again next week.

What a wonderful and fun use of the light bulb Bev, she has the most amazing pair of blue eyes , and the flower stencil looks gorgeous . Such a fantastic creation, I`m in love with her eyes . XxxHugs, Dorthe

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